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  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    26 June 2025 at 8am

  • Date listed

    12 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 25 hours over 5 days, plus 2 inset days in September

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

West Berkshire Council salary Band E £25,584 - £27,711 FTE (to be pro-rated accordingly for term-time and hours worked)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will

be organised, flexible and reliable, with the ability to work with students in a professional and appropriate way

manage the day-to-day recording of and reporting on student attendance

take lead responsibility for the collection and maintenance of all student personal data

support the MIS Manager with a range of data-related administrative tasks throughout the school year

be well-motivated and keen to show their enthusiasm for the role

have a professional attitude that is open to innovative ways of working

be flexible and adaptable when faced with challenges

What the school offers its staff

In return you will

experience a caring, positive ethos that prioritises staff wellbeing and recognition

be empowered to work with ambitious, dedicated, capable staff who are deeply committed to develop the whole child

experience working with children who enjoy being at school, behave exceptionally and have excellent attitudes to learning

work in a professional, stimulating, and collaborative working environment

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About The Downs School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1405 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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The Downs School, a Foundation, 11-18 comprehensive school, is a successful, oversubscribed and popular school serving the Downs area of West Berkshire. The roll is nearly 1300 with a well-established sixth form. Results at all levels are consistently above national averages and Ofsted described our students as having ‘excellent personal and social skills’ who ‘achieve well academically’.

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